1. Smart Grid and metropolitan energy management

The first aspect to address is the city's energy management. Virtually none of modern life's activities can be carried out without electrical power. It's vital to take this into account, as we'll see later.

It's quite worrying to know that there are over a billion people in the world without access to electricity. .

On the other hand, in areas of the planet with access to abundant energy resources, there is still a strong dependence on derived fossil fuels such as oil and coal.

Despite growing interest in renewable energies, they are still in their infancy:

• Approximately 75% of the energy consumed...